Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club (TEC): Community-Led Entrepreneurship and Development Programs in Lebanon
About TEC
Where Jadwa06 began
A community-led startup ecosystem founded in Tripoli in 2013 — the foundation everything that became Jadwa06 was built on.
Founded in 2013, Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club (TEC) is a community-led startup ecosystem that helped shape one of North Lebanon's earliest structured entrepreneurship support communities. By bringing together youth, entrepreneurs, institutions, and international partners through training programs, innovation activities, hackathons, and community development initiatives, TEC expanded access to skills, livelihood opportunities, and professional networks for thousands of participants in Tripoli and across North Lebanon. This work later laid the foundation for what evolved into Jadwa06, while TEC continues today to contribute to consortium-based programs supporting entrepreneurship, employability, women's economic empowerment, and community-driven opportunity creation in collaboration with regional and international partners including AFD, DANIDA, and the Norwegian Refugee Council.
Haretna Program
Community-Driven Urban Recovery and Livelihood Support in Lebanon
What is the Haretna Program?
Haretna (حارتنا) is a consortium-based livelihood and community development program in Lebanon that strengthens the capacity of local communities to identify their priorities and implement impactful initiatives. The program supports locally led social change through stronger social cohesion, vocational training, entrepreneurship support, and employability programs targeting vulnerable populations including women, youth, and refugees in underserved Lebanese neighborhoods.
Jadwa06's Role in Haretna
Jadwa06, through TEC, contributes to the design and implementation of structured capacity-building and livelihood development pathways across three target areas in Lebanon. Working in coordination with consortium partners, Jadwa06 delivers vocational training, entrepreneurship education, and employability programs that create sustainable impact and meaningful participation opportunities for community members.
Program Structure
Three Training Tracks
Technical Skills Track
Supports participants in developing practical technical skills aligned with labor market needs in Lebanon, including handicrafts, digital marketing, and food production. Participants are connected to vocational training opportunities that strengthen their chances of entering the workforce.
Employability Track
Strengthens behavioral, interpersonal, and professional skills that help participants prepare for the workplace. Covers CV writing, interview preparation, cover letter development, and professional communication skills essential for employment readiness in Lebanon's competitive job market.
Entrepreneurship Track
Supports participants in developing business ideas or strengthening existing small projects through structured entrepreneurship training in Arabic, mentoring support, in-kind grants, and intensive bootcamps that guide participants from ideation to implementation.
Knowledge Sustainability Library
Free Arabic Entrepreneurship and Business Training Resources
The Haretna program contributes to a growing online knowledge library that includes training session recordings, summarized learning materials in Arabic, downloadable business templates, and participant case studies. This library is designed to extend access to entrepreneurship and employability education beyond direct program beneficiaries, making quality Arabic-language business training resources freely available to anyone in Lebanon and the region.
Target Areas
Where we work
Mina
Tripoli, North Lebanon
Hay Tamlis
Beirut
Taamir
Saida, South Lebanon
Partners and Donors
A consortium behind Haretna
Haretna is a consortium-based community development program in Lebanon funded by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), implemented by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), and delivered in partnership with COSV, the Lebanese Democratic Women's Gathering (RDFL), and Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club (TEC), now Jadwa06.
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
COSV
Lebanese Democratic Women's Gathering (RDFL)
Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club (TEC)
Our Programs Through the Years
Programs that built the ecosystem
TEC Program
Startup Seeds
Startup Seeds helped early-stage entrepreneurs turn raw ideas into real, investable businesses through an intensive acceleration journey:
- 01
Application & Selection
Aspiring entrepreneurs applied with their ideas and were screened to join the program.
- 02
Bootcamp
Over an intensive period, participants built their business plans, learned from industry experts, and practiced pitching their startups.
- 03
Incubation
Each startup was paired with mentors for tailored coaching and support to reach key business milestones.
- 04
Business Support
The strongest startups received financial grants and follow-up guidance to launch their products and enter the market.
Startup Seeds was made possible through the support of our donors and partners:
TEC Program
Business Elevation Unit (BEU)
The Business Elevation Unit helped operating startups and established businesses scale up, cut costs, reach new markets, and make decisions grounded in data. Support covered every area a growing business needs:
Each business entered through a diagnostic assessment, was placed on a tailored roadmap, and worked with a dedicated coach against clear milestones.
- 01
Funding
Businesses were connected to angel investors and grant opportunities, and supported in preparing their finances and investor pitches.
- 02
Market Access
Businesses received go-to-market strategy coaching, digital marketing and social media exposure, and a platform at the Startup Forum.
- 03
Talent & HR
Businesses were helped to build their teams through candidate referrals and hiring support.
- 04
Operations
Businesses gained access to a management dashboard to track suppliers, clients, sales, and key performance indicators.
- 05
Legal & Accounting
Businesses were supported with company incorporation, contracts, government liaison, and tax and NSSF matters.
- 06
Risk Management
Businesses were guided toward crisis resilience and stability in a difficult economy.
The Business Elevation Unit was made possible through the support of our donors and partners:
TEC Program
Rainmakers
Rainmakers prepared senior university students and fresh graduates to launch their professional careers, turning the gap between graduation and employment into a head start:
- 01
Training (3 months)
Participants built the technical, business, and essential workplace skills needed to enter the job market.
- 02
Apprenticeship (3 months)
Participants were placed in hands-on internships with local startups and companies to apply what they learned.
- 03
Outcome
Participants graduated with real-world experience, access to a network of founders and businesses, and a guaranteed internship placement.
Rainmakers was made possible through the support of our donors and partners:
Partners & donors we've worked with across Lebanon
